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package com.googlecode.jasperlib.internal.jasper.compiler.tagplugin;

/**
 * This interface is to be implemented by the plugin author, to supply an
 * alternate implementation of the tag handlers. It can be used to specify the
 * Java codes to be generated when a tag is invoked.
 * 
 * An implementation of this interface must be registered in a file named
 * "tagPlugins.xml" under WEB-INF.
 */

public interface TagPlugin {

    /**
     * Generate codes for a custom tag.
     * 
     * @param ctxt
     *            a TagPluginContext for accessing Jasper functions
     */
    void doTag(TagPluginContext ctxt);
}
